Ancient Egypt

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    Mummy returns: Voice of mummified Egyptian priest heard 3,000 years on

    He may have lay silent for 3,000 years, but now the voice of a mummified Egyptian priest can be heard once again. The sound of Nesyamun has been reproduced as a vowel-like sound that loosely resembles a protracted sheep's bleat. The priest

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    1,700-year-old baby sock sheds new light on ancient Egypt

    A roughly 1,700-year-old knitted baby bootie is providing insights into the complexities and inventiveness of Ancient Egyptian textile production. The lone striped sock was discovered in the early 1910s and is now part of the British